Daily Moon Almanac for Springfield, Missouri
Wednesday   08/12/2026
06:12 am
MOONRISE		 01:21 pm
APEX (Transit)		 08:18 pm
MOONSET
0.0%
Illumination at Apex		 New Moon
Moon Phase		 230,623
Distance in miles
August's full moon is called the Sturgeon Moon
Springfield, Missouri - Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phase Calendar
August 2026
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
103:20 am 09:14 am 09:59 pm 241,646Waning Gibbous 92.8%
204:03 am 10:17 am 10:23 pm 238,640Waning Gibbous 86.4%
304:47 am 11:21 am 10:49 pm 235,606Waning Gibbous 78.1%
405:33 am 12:28 pm 11:17 pm 232,714Waning Gibbous 68.3%
506:22 am 01:38 pm 11:51 pm 230,135 Last Quarter
09:21 pm 		50.0%
607:15 am 02:50 pm 228,034Last Quarter 45.8%
712:32 am 08:14 am 04:03 pm 226,556Waning Crescent 34.1%
801:24 am 09:17 am 05:12 pm 225,816Waning Crescent 23.1%
902:27 am 10:22 am 06:13 pm 225,877Waning Crescent 13.6%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
1003:39 am 11:26 am 07:04 pm 226,746Waning Crescent 6.2%
1104:56 am 12:26 pm 07:44 pm 228,365Waning Crescent 1.6%
1206:12 am 01:21 pm 08:18 pm 230,623 New Moon
12:36 pm 		0.0%
1307:26 am 02:12 pm 08:47 pm 233,366Waxing Crescent 1.4%
1408:36 am 02:59 pm 09:13 pm 236,413Waxing Crescent 5.5%
1509:42 am 03:45 pm 09:38 pm 239,571Waxing Crescent 11.8%
1610:47 am 04:29 pm 10:03 pm 242,651Waxing Crescent 19.8%
1711:51 am 05:14 pm 10:30 pm 245,480Waxing Crescent 28.8%
1812:54 pm 06:00 pm 10:59 pm 247,913First Quarter 38.5%
1901:57 pm 06:48 pm 11:34 pm 249,837 First Quarter
09:46 pm 		50.0%
DateMoonriseApex
(Transit)		MoonsetMoonriseApex
(Transit)		DistancePhaseIllumination
2002:57 pm 07:37 pm 251,171Waxing Gibbous 58.3%
2112:15 am 03:54 pm 08:28 pm 251,867Waxing Gibbous 67.8%
2201:02 am 04:46 pm 09:20 pm 251,902Waxing Gibbous 76.5%
2301:55 am 05:32 pm 10:11 pm 251,283Waxing Gibbous 84.3%
2402:53 am 06:11 pm 11:00 pm 250,038Waxing Gibbous 90.9%
2503:55 am 06:44 pm 11:48 pm 248,222Waxing Gibbous 95.9%
2604:58 am 07:13 pm 247,132Waxing Gibbous 97.6%
2712:34 am 06:02 am 07:40 pm 245,915 Full Moon
11:18 pm 		100.0%
2801:18 am 07:05 am 08:04 pm 243,220Full Moon 100.0%
2902:01 am 08:08 am 08:28 pm 240,269Full Moon 98.7%
3002:45 am 09:13 am 08:53 pm 237,212Waning Gibbous 95.1%
3103:31 am 10:20 am 09:21 pm 234,215Waning Gibbous 89.2%
Did you know?
 This full moon on the 27th is known as the Full Sturgeon Moon.
The moon phase for today is New Moon which occurs at 12:36 pm.
The moon is 0.0% illuminated today.
In 1835, the New York Sun published a series of fake articles about
   aliens living on the moon.
The moon is not round and is shaped more like an egg.


August 2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
August 1
Apex: 03:20 am
Set: 09:14 am
Rise: 09:59 pm
Illumination: 92.8%
Distance: 241,646
2
August 2
Apex: 04:03 am
Set: 10:17 am
Rise: 10:23 pm
Illumination: 86.4%
Distance: 238,640
3
August 3
Apex: 04:47 am
Set: 11:21 am
Rise: 10:49 pm
Illumination: 78.1%
Distance: 235,606
4
August 4
Apex: 05:33 am
Set: 12:28 pm
Rise: 11:17 pm
Illumination: 68.3%
Distance: 232,714
5 LAST QTR
August 5
Apex: 06:22 am
Set: 01:38 pm
Last Qtr: 09:21 pm
Rise: 11:51 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 230,135
6
August 6
Apex: 07:15 am
Set: 02:50 pm
Illumination: 45.8%
Distance: 228,034
7
August 7
Rise: 12:32 am
Apex: 08:14 am
Set: 04:03 pm
Illumination: 34.1%
Distance: 226,556
8
August 8
Rise: 01:24 am
Apex: 09:17 am
Set: 05:12 pm
Illumination: 23.1%
Distance: 225,816
9
August 9
Rise: 02:27 am
Apex: 10:22 am
Set: 06:13 pm
Illumination: 13.6%
Distance: 225,877
10
August 10
Rise: 03:39 am
Apex: 11:26 am
Set: 07:04 pm
Illumination: 6.2%
Distance: 226,746
11
August 11
Rise: 04:56 am
Apex: 12:26 pm
Set: 07:44 pm
Illumination: 1.6%
Distance: 228,365
12 NEW MOON
August 12
Rise: 06:12 am
New Moon: 12:36 pm
Apex: 01:21 pm
Set: 08:18 pm
Illumination: 0%
Distance: 230,623
13
August 13
Rise: 07:26 am
Apex: 02:12 pm
Set: 08:47 pm
Illumination: 1.4%
Distance: 233,366
14
August 14
Rise: 08:36 am
Apex: 02:59 pm
Set: 09:13 pm
Illumination: 5.5%
Distance: 236,413
15
August 15
Rise: 09:42 am
Apex: 03:45 pm
Set: 09:38 pm
Illumination: 11.8%
Distance: 239,571
16
August 16
Rise: 10:47 am
Apex: 04:29 pm
Set: 10:03 pm
Illumination: 19.8%
Distance: 242,651
17
August 17
Rise: 11:51 am
Apex: 05:14 pm
Set: 10:30 pm
Illumination: 28.8%
Distance: 245,480
18
August 18
Rise: 12:54 pm
Apex: 06:00 pm
Set: 10:59 pm
Illumination: 38.5%
Distance: 247,913
19 FIRST QTR
August 19
Rise: 01:57 pm
Apex: 06:48 pm
First Qtr: 09:46 pm
Set: 11:34 pm
Illumination: 50%
Distance: 249,837
20
August 20
Rise: 02:57 pm
Apex: 07:37 pm
Illumination: 58.3%
Distance: 251,171
21
August 21
Set: 12:15 am
Rise: 03:54 pm
Apex: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 67.8%
Distance: 251,867
22
August 22
Set: 01:02 am
Rise: 04:46 pm
Apex: 09:20 pm
Illumination: 76.5%
Distance: 251,902
23
August 23
Set: 01:55 am
Rise: 05:32 pm
Apex: 10:11 pm
Illumination: 84.3%
Distance: 251,283
24
August 24
Set: 02:53 am
Rise: 06:11 pm
Apex: 11:00 pm
Illumination: 90.9%
Distance: 250,038
25
August 25
Set: 03:55 am
Rise: 06:44 pm
Apex: 11:48 pm
Illumination: 95.9%
Distance: 248,222
26
August 26
Set: 04:58 am
Rise: 07:13 pm
Illumination: 97.6%
Distance: 247,132
27
August 27
Apex: 12:34 am
Set: 06:02 am
Rise: 07:40 pm
Full Moon: 11:18 pm
Illumination: 100%
Distance: 245,915
28 FULL MOON
August 28
Apex: 01:18 am
Set: 07:05 am
Rise: 08:04 pm
Illumination: 100.0%
Distance: 243,220
29
August 29
Apex: 02:01 am
Set: 08:08 am
Rise: 08:28 pm
Illumination: 98.7%
Distance: 240,269
30
August 30
Apex: 02:45 am
Set: 09:13 am
Rise: 08:53 pm
Illumination: 95.1%
Distance: 237,212
31
August 31
Apex: 03:31 am
Set: 10:20 am
Rise: 09:21 pm
Illumination: 89.2%
Distance: 234,215